Fort Bragg & Mendocino

Home in Mendocino with a wildflower frontyard
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We arrived in Fort Bragg on Father's Day in time to get some dinner and beers at the North Coast Brewery - very good beer (Lars had the Red Seal and I had the Blue Star) and good food.  The next morning we went along Highway 1 down to Glass Beach.  Glass Beach is an old dump that has been cleaned up, but the glass bottles that remained have since been sculpted by the surf into smooth green, brown and white glass rocks.

We then went south on HIghway 1 to the quaint town of Mendocino for lunch and walked all over the town, which is right on the water.  I wish we had more time to shop in Mendocino!  The town has really unique shops and it reminds me of New England plus the view is spectacular.  We really enjoyed the "Art that Makes You Laugh" gallery - the woman working there was great.  The art by Leedy is actually really funny! The townis also very dog friendly - all sorts of dogs were in town and allowed to go into the shops.  We had lunch at the Hotel Mendocino Garden Room - very nice and we got 50% off by using a coupon, so Lars loved it!

I wish we had more time to shop in Mendocino! The town has really unique shops and it reminds me of New England plus the view is spectacular.

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We then went along the coast and cut inland to Santa Rosa, so we could head into Sonoma WIne Country. The ride along the coast is really beautiful, but our allergies were horrible (one of the downsides of riding in a convertible).  I will try to write more later, but the Best Western manager is letting me use his office to upload pictures and I believe I have stayed too long.... I will add more pictures later.